Surprising Impact Of Ongoing Conflict In Middle East On Air Pollution
Geo Beats
2015-08-24
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A recent study published in Science Advances has noted that air pollution levels in many major Middle Eastern cities has dropped significantly since 2010. The decrease has been specifically linked to the social upheaval of the Arab Spring.
Ongoing turmoil in the Middle East has spurred a precipitous decline in air pollution since 2010.
A study published in Science Advances notes that decreased levels of nitrogen dioxide correspond with increased social strife—particularly in places hardest hit by the so-called Arab Spring.Â
The decreased amount of air pollution post-2010 comes on the heels of a steady uptick in pollutants measured in the region throughout the 1990s and 2000s. Such a marked reversal in nitrogen oxides is specific to the Middle East.
For example,
Ongoing turmoil in the Middle East has spurred a precipitous decline in air pollution since 2010.
A study published in Science Advances notes that decreased levels of nitrogen dioxide correspond with increased social strife—particularly in places hardest hit by the so-called Arab Spring.Â
The decreased amount of air pollution post-2010 comes on the heels of a steady uptick in pollutants measured in the region throughout the 1990s and 2000s. Such a marked reversal in nitrogen oxides is specific to the Middle East.
For example,
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